curandero — meaning in English
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English meaning
- healer noun A person who treats or cures illness, especially through non-conventional or spiritual means.
- quack noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
- quacksalver noun One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
- shaman noun A person believed to act as a go-between between the human and spirit worlds, often serving as a healer within their community.
Senses
curandero is used for these senses in English:
- healer One who heals, especially through faith.
- quack (jocular, _, slang, mildly, _, pejorative) Any doctor.
- quacksalver (archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]
- shaman A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
- witch doctor A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
healer — full definition
- noun A person who treats or cures illness, especially through non-conventional or spiritual means.
- noun Anything, such as a medicine, that helps cure an ailment.
quack — full definition
- noun The harsh, honking sound a duck makes.
- verb Of a duck, to make its characteristic call.
- noun A person who dishonestly claims medical expertise they don't have, or who peddles fake cures.